There’s Something In The Air

The optimism that charged this year’s Annual Conference and Awards signals a new day for OHBA. You can always expect an air of celebration at the Ontario Home Builders’ Association’s Annual [...]

Person of Interest

Multi-dimensional Mike Memme brings his razor-sharp focus to OHBA’s Chair In a world where energy efficiency is front of mind for the home building industry, Mountainview Homes has the [...]

Shopping Around

Malls are Providing Convenient Housing Options; If You Know Where to Buy The mall used to be the place you went to shop for clothes, buy CDs or concert tickets, hang out with friends in the food [...]

Making Connections

A Beijing apartment project creates a 3D community In recent years, apartments in dense urban areas have become entry-level homes for many first-time buyers. Combining living and commercial [...]

Divide & Conquer

The opportunities and obstacles of multiplex conversions When the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 185, it was designed to quicken government processes and encourage the building of at least [...]

Branch Manager

Why You Should Consult An Arborist Pre-Construction Most municipalities require some form of arboricultural planning and consulting for trees, whether the site is a densely treed ravine lot, an [...]

Think Small

Could the tiny homes market have a big future? American essayist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau is credited with popularizing the tiny house concept in 1845. As documented in his famed work [...]

Are You Cyber Safe?

With the building industry so vulnerable to ransomware attacks, you need to take preventative measures Last March was a tough month for cybersecurity, with both the municipalities of Hamilton and [...]